I began my art 'interests' at the ripe age of 10. That Christmas I received my very first set of oil paints as a gift and proceeded to paint a picture that my aunt still has hanging on her wall. A country scene of woods and snow. Very easy for a beginning artist.
I took art in high school as well as the pre-requisite courses to attend college, my dream of being a teacher quickly quashed in the over flux of teachers way back in those stone age days. My major switched to History and Marketing Management (heh a lady did have to have something to fall back on) ... Continuing to paint, draw and use any and all mediums I could find, I found my favorite in oils and watercolors. I'm mostly self taught, having had only two years of 'art' studies' so when you look there is something definitely missing, I see it, you may not which may be a good thing.
I married, moved to NY, divorced and raised two children on my own, beautiful, gifted and lovely ones too :) My son is going to be a teacher, daughter is in restaurant management. I'm quite proud of both of them.
Back to my 'art'. I took interest in terragen and love the capabilities it gave me in creating a landscape without the use of paints when I permanently injured my 'holding' arm. I cannot paint for long periods of time using my left arm. Limited but not defeated. Taking up computer art satisfied my 'craving' to create landscapes, and the use of watercolor pencils and graphite satisfies my other creative endeavors. Currently I am working on a series of surreal fae art, if such a thing exists besides in my imagination. As well as some artwork in graphite attempting to work on life studies. It's been an uphill climb and I find I'm more than satisfied most of the time. "We're our own worse critics"... and so true. Much of what I do doesn't find it's way here, for I don't feel it should be shown.Â
If you take a moment, and glance through my gallery, I hope you take away a wee bit of magic, a sense of delight and have enjoyed the visit...If you'd like to see some of my artworks that are no longer here, or that I've never put here, please feel free to visit my site:http://www.freewebs.com/ppeterse/index.htmVarious artworks from pencil to watercolors are there.
Comments (17)
wile1
Beautiful as always Pat! Lovely sunset!
Ruthee
Great Job, Pat. Love your sky and terrain. :)
fractalinda
The water is wild and beautiful! Love the sky, skyline and mood. Dramatic and excellent work, Pat.
Dixiem47
Outstanding sky.Love the rushing water.
kiddd7
The water is amazing! The sky and colours are very well done!
InnerSerendipity
Pat, this is fantastic! I could use a little magic in my life right now! All around this is a fabulous image.
voske
Love the sky,beautiful water,wonderful work!!!
CatatonicCadaver
Excellent POV and lighting, you have become a fantastic terragen artist! :P
maggiemai
Oh Yesss.. I love the water too!! And the way you make it look like you can see right down into it...Wow!! Love it sis...awesome work! Vote
classyladytwo
Beautiful and so serene image lovely creation love the touch of the bird in it. gorgeous work:)
marcoantonio
wonderful light!
sossy
excellent perspective! eyecatching movement at the sky and of the water, which looks powerful! impressive and extraordinary work! ;o)
Dotthy
sossy sayed it: eyecatching movement at the sky, exellent work!!!!!
Pearl_Phoenix
OMG!!! I swear thats a real pic!! AWESOME!! just beautiful :D!!!
MoonGraphics11
This is gorgeous! I love the water.. and it looks like you made the pov like you are on a boat.. Really awesome! Excellent work Pat!
evielouise
magic is right !! powerful and amazing
Afrodite
Wow, Impressive water!! And a great sky!